Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
Glencoe Algebra 1, Student Edition, 9780079039897, 0079039898, 2018
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Part B: One student will be selected at random from the class. Consider events X and Y shown.
X: the selected student is female
Y: the selected student is right-handed
Which of the following statements about events X and Y is TRUE?
O A. The events are not independent because the probability of X is not equal to the probability of X given Y.
B. The events are independent because the number of right-handed students in the class is larger than the number of female
students.
C. The events are independent because the number of categories for dominant hand is different from the number of categories for
gender.
D. The events are not independent because for one of the dominant hand categories the number of female students is 0.
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Transcribed Image Text:Part B: One student will be selected at random from the class. Consider events X and Y shown. X: the selected student is female Y: the selected student is right-handed Which of the following statements about events X and Y is TRUE? O A. The events are not independent because the probability of X is not equal to the probability of X given Y. B. The events are independent because the number of right-handed students in the class is larger than the number of female students. C. The events are independent because the number of categories for dominant hand is different from the number of categories for gender. D. The events are not independent because for one of the dominant hand categories the number of female students is 0.
Use the information to answer the following questions.
The two-way table shows the classification of students in a mathematics class by gender and dominant hand. A student who
is ambidextrous uses both hands equally well.
Right-handed
Left-handed
Ambidextrous
Total
Male
11
4
16
Female
12
14
Total
23
30
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Transcribed Image Text:Use the information to answer the following questions. The two-way table shows the classification of students in a mathematics class by gender and dominant hand. A student who is ambidextrous uses both hands equally well. Right-handed Left-handed Ambidextrous Total Male 11 4 16 Female 12 14 Total 23 30
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